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As Justice Kennedy noted, today pretrial procedure is emphasized in the criminal justice system. Ninety-seven percent of cases do not go to trial. On a daily basis, our sitting district attorney gives approval to pleas submitted to judges who elected her presiding judge for the county. The few trials are conducted by her assistants.
Judge Becton is also committed to issues affecting our society, like bail reform, which Paul Graves does not seem to consider important.
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